The band originally consisted of David Sterry (lead vocals and guitar), Richard Zatorski (violin and keyboard), Alan Johnson (bass) and Danny Simcic (drums). Steve Williams (keyboard) replaced Zatorski in 1986, who was then replaced by George Pappas in 1996 after a long hiatus of band activity.
The group’s debut single, “Send Me an Angel“, became a top 10 hit in Australia,[2] and topped the chart in New Zealand[3] and Germany.[4] It also entered the top 30 in the US.[5] Follow-up single “Catch Me I’m Falling“ achieved similar success, reaching the top 10 in Australia and Germany,[2][4] and top 40 in the US.[5] The band’s debut album Heartland entered the top 40 in Australia,[2] Germany,[4] New Zealand,[3] and Switzerland,[6] and reached No. 58 in the US.[7] The album was produced by Steve Hillage.
Real Life released their second and final album with the original line-up in 1985, titled Flame. The first single, “No Shame“, failed to chart. Follow-up single “Face To Face“ was a minor hit, but neither the album nor subsequent singles repeated their earlier success. Saxophonist Rob Burke toured with the band for 6 months during this period.
In 1986, they recorded the controversial[why?] song “Babies“ for a new North American album, Down Comes the Hammer, but this also failed to chart. “Babies“ was the first new recording by the band that was not written by David Sterry and Zatorski. There were two other new songs and a remix of “Send Me an Angel“ on the album. This was to be the first of three compilation albums after the band had only recorded two studio LPs. Zatorski left the band due to management pressure and attended law school and is now a practising lawyer in Melbourne.[citation needed]
The movie Rad featured “Send Me an Angel“ on its soundtrack,[8] as one notable scene from the film featured riders on BMX cross-country bikes performing various freestyle stunts as the song played.
At some stage,[when?] Zatorski formed a new band called Zatorski, and recorded an updated version of “Send Me an Angel“. In 1989, Real Life released a new version of “Send Me an Angel“, titled “Send Me an Angel ’89“, which fared slightly better than the original in the United States.[5] The video for the 1989 version was identical to the original except Zatorski was edited out of all shots. The Australian video of “Send Me An Angel ’89“ was filmed in Ormond College, The University of Melbourne, with Steve Williams on keyboard. In 1990, the group released Lifetime, their first album of all-new material in five years, which spawned minor hits with “God Tonight“ and “Kiss the Ground“.
Steve Williams (keyboard) replaced Zatorski in the band, and was later replaced by George Pappas. A falling-out occurred between Sterry and the remaining two original members Simcic and Johnson.[citation needed]
In 1998, the band released the album Happy, which was followed in 2004 by Imperfection, this time featuring only David Sterry and George Pappas. In 2004, the band toured the West Coast of the US to promote the album Imperfection with additional member Scott Ingram on drums. For this tour the band consisted of David Sterry, George Pappas and Scott Ingram. In November 2005, Pappas announced his departure from the band. Sterry has continued to carry the band name on his own.
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